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The Organization of Information Second Edition
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Arlene G. Taylor
Book Code: LU9769
ISBN: 1-56308-976-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-56308-976-3
448 pages, figures
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Publication: 11/30/2003
List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects: Reviews:
  • An excellent introductory textbook for undergraduates with little or no knowlede of organizational practices.
    —Reference & User Services Quarterly     Winter 2004
  • Arlene Taylor's The Organization of Information, which should be considered a classic text in the field, combines to-the-point, articulate discussion with explicit concrete examples relevant to the multiple concerns addressed by the title. ...a classic survey of how information is organized. It is rich in its clarity of description and indispensable for those wishing to gain a general, thorough knowledge and I recommend adding it to your collection.
    —Journal of Access Services     Volume 2, Number 3 2004
Description: The extensively revised and completely updated second edition of this popular textbook provides LIS practitioners and students with a vital guide to the organization of information. After a broad overview of the concept and its role in human endeavors, Taylor proceeds to a detailed and insightful discussion of such basic retrieval tools as bibliographies, catalogs, indexes, finding aids, registers, databases, major bibliographic utilities, and other organizing entities. After tracing the development of the organization of recorded information in Western civilization from 2000 B.C.E. to the present, the author addresses topics that include encoding standards (MARC, SGML, and various DTDs), metadata (description, access, and access control), verbal subject analysis including controlled vocabularies and ontologies, classification theory and methodology, arrangement and display, and system design.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Organization of Recorded Information
  • Retrieval Tools
  • Development of the Organization of Recorded Information in Western Civilization
  • Encoding Standards
  • Systems and System Design
  • Metadata
  • Metadata: Description
  • Metadata: Access and Authority Control
  • Subject Analysis
  • Systems for Vocabulary Control
  • Systems for Categorization
  • Arrangement and Display
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Subject Analysis Application
  • Glossary
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Textbook Catalog Fall 2007.pdf
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